RESURECTION ( the ugly duckling project )

[240pav]

hey i thought i should make notice im resurecting my 240...its going to be called

the ugly duckiling

i was going to sell her because she was overheating after i dumped about 14 k under the hood. im thinkin its overheating because the shop screwed me over and put a crummy ka radiator on it.

Step One: Koyo radiator with new hoses. anyone that reads this has one to sell let me know. ( FIX OVERHEAT ISSUE !! )

Step Two: overfenders for the rear. the previous owner decided to bondo a dent... so im gonna go a little cheap and throw on some overfenders...

Step Three : paint the ***** its been ugly for too long.. im bring the white ness back to the 240..

here are some pictures.engine rebuild ( NICE RODS ! )

so heres a question... cold my overheating problem be as simple as the radiator ?? i know the water pumps working, i know fluid is flowing...i tried the inclined open radiator trick but it didnt help

any other bright ideas? any buddy have another idea instead of overfenders ?

thanks for you time im excited to get back in !!!

[PHeller]

Do your neighbors a favor and put that thing in a garage or something...looks real haggard.

(former zoning/municipal worker)

[aaronscomp]

have u tried replacing the themostat or taking it completely out to see if it still over heats.

[heartofaskyline]

i dumped about 14 k under the hood.

ive got like 10k in my whole entire car and ive got a 450hp sr, full suspension and brakes, new paint, and new interior. no way youve got 14k in your motor

[Stripes]

...after i dumped about 14 k under the hood

rrriiiiiiiiggggghhhhhttttt

[Twofawtyless]

Pretty sure he forgot to add a period between 1 and 4.

[S13k]

or his finger might of just slipped to the four button

[s13 iDRIFT]

such little tires in front and massive ones in rear.

atleast take the bumper off.

[hbpignosePA]

y try and ressurect it?

looks like a pile of crap especially if your 14k is true

i call shenanigans

[X abisai X]

ive got like 10k in my whole entire car and ive got a 450hp sr, full suspension and brakes, new paint, and new interior. no way youve got 14k in your motor

he probably meant 1,400

[S13Joe]

This isnt the best way to start a "resurrection".

[steeda763]

I'll be one of the few to offer genuine advice:

Even though your coolant reservoir is full, the radiator may not be drawing the coolant from it for one reason or another (loose cap or leaky seal around water pump, for instance). Start the car cold with the radiator cap off, and let the engine warm to operating temperature. Once the thermostat opens up, see if there is coolant visibly flowing through the top tank. If not, first give it a couple small revs and see if you can see short rushes of coolant. If you still don't, carefully fill the radiator until you do. This is how I solved an overheating problem of mine when coolant was leaking from a hidden source.

Also, don't let it idle for too long with the radiator cap off -- it'll eventually start to boil and pop.

[XTCshri2222]

i would recommend not resurecting that car, that 1/4 looks like its a giant chunk of bondo, and if it is not bondo, that chassie is bent bad.

[foamcup]

NICE GREEN^^^^

I'm thinking 14k as in miles on the motor? Yeah, looks bad I rather get another shell.

[steeda763]

i would recommend not resurecting that car, that 1/4 looks like its a giant chunk of bondo, and if it is not bondo, that chassie is bent bad.

Ouch...I definitely missed that rocker panel. It's sad to see an SE in such shape, but yeah, let it go.

Edit: The only way to fix that car properly is to strip it down and hit the entire car with a media blaster.

[heartofaskyline]

It's sad to see an SE in such shape,

huh? SE's arent rare or special. all you get with an se is a moonroof that whistles and power windows/mirrors

[steeda763]

huh? SE's arent rare or special. all you get with an se is a moonroof that whistles and power windows/mirrors

Ok fine... any 240.

I had an SE hatch and was quite fond of it, which would explain my disdain for this particular specimen.

[Bstrd240SX]

let me guess, the QP and rocker were mashed in, along w/ the door, the door was replaced, the rest plastered with filler, and then given a nice coat of primer ?

[steeda763]

No offense, but here's what I think happened!



I must admit, though, that my S13 Coupe started with a lot of cheap grade Bondo covering the whole quarter panel on the same side. I sanded everything down to metal and discovered a new quarter panel was welded into place (so it was done right for the most part). I went over the damaged areas with Rage Gold professional filler.

Sand that panel down -- you never know what you might find. I'm positively happy that I did

[heartofaskyline]

No offense, but here's what I think happened!



I must admit, though, that my S13 Coupe started with a lot of cheap grade Bondo covering the whole quarter panel on the same side. I sanded everything down to metal and discovered a new quarter panel was welded into place (so it was done right for the most part). I went over the damaged areas with Rage Gold professional filler.

Sand that panel down -- you never know what you might find. I'm positively happy that I did

dude that pic isnt funny, the guy i got my coupe from kicked it in the quarter panel cause it wouldnt start one day its alright, the dent is fixed and she is in better hands now

[Bstrd240SX]

dude that pic isnt funny, the guy i got my coupe from kicked it in the quarter panel cause it wouldnt start one day its alright, the dent is fixed and she is in better hands now

i made the mistake of kicking a car once .... lets just say cars > flesh & bone ...

[steeda763]

I gave my buddy's Probe a well-deserved kick back in the day.

That'll teach him to have a Probe.

[hungryjoseph]

I would believe he put 14k in the motor if a shop did it. labor charges come out to be quite expensive. as long as the chassis isn't messed up in the crucial areas, I would keep it and get overfenders like you said. and the paint job doesn't seem like a bad idea either, maybe even a 200$ maaco job will do it some good.

it could be overheating for alot of reasons. the coolant could be bled improperly, t-stat not working, bad headgasket, etc. it's probably not the stock radiator. but I think your list of things is perfectly fine.

[amolao]

14K??? Yeah, maybe he got his engine gold plated ......

Spend that much money in an engine to run into "critical" cooling issues and wonder if is all related to the radiator at this point....?

Sorry, but I must also raise the flag........

[240pav]

yeah dude 14k with labor and all the costs. like i said the shopped tried f'd me on a lot of s*** that i was stupid about. i wasnt here to argue how much money i put in it. damn didnt know i would be called a liar on a forum...just wanted some simple insight... da mn..

but thank u for the imput i was asking for..

[240pav]

and the bumper is off, will check out possible cures this weekend, thanks again for the input i was lookin for

[AZ89two4Tsx]

maybe even a 200$ maaco job will do it some good.

They start at like $300 - $400 iirc. I was looking at them lol.

Btw, that pic ^^^ is funny.

[SR24DET]

yeah dude 14k with labor and all the costs. like i said the shopped tried f'd me on a lot of s*** that i was stupid about. i wasnt here to argue how much money i put in it. damn didnt know i would be called a liar on a forum...just wanted some simple insight... da mn..

but thank u for the imput i was asking for..

I request a picture of the engine bay and a list of motor mods plz

[240pav]

haha wow ok this is getting way out of hand im guessing u want that to prove me wrong huh ? sorry im not going through that bit of work to make u happy. im done with this alreadyall i wanted was input about a few things thats all

[Quality_Salvage]

How is the horse doing?